Ladies and gentleman, it’s DA BWAHA 2013 TIME. The finalists have been announced. For newbies and for those who entered in previous years but were not sure what the heck was going on, here’s some instructions on how to participated in the DA BWAHA Tournament.
We’ll put out a slate of 64 picks. 8 categories and 8 books in each category. In each category, the books are seeded 1-8. The books then face off against one another with book 8 going up against book 1, book 7 going up against book 2, book 6 going up against book 3. And so on and so forth.
The books compete against each other through the use of a poll and readers pick which book is going to win.
Before the books start competing against each other (I know, it sounds weird), readers fill out a bracket, picking who is going to win. Here is the tournament entry link. Bookmark it or look for this link on the dabwaha.com site:
How do I enter my picks?
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING WORDS.
To enter your picks, click ENTER YOUR PICKS in the top menu.
Then, at the top right, select “NEW” and enter your player nickname. You will then be asked to enter your first and last name. Only the player nickname will be public.
Enter your email address in the box provided.
Make your picks by selecting the title you think will win each competition in the dropdown box:
Enter the tiebreaker which is the total number of Enter the tiebreaker which is the total number of reader nominations sent in for the final slot. Put this in the comment box:
This is the important part: when you click “SUBMIT PICKS” in the bottom left, your entry will not appear right away.
Let me say that again: Your entry will not appear right away.
But whyyyyyy am I not seeing my entry right away?
Because each entry is stored off line and must be compiled and uploaded into the server in batches. This is done manually. By Jane. So she’ll collect the entries in groups through the selection period and upload them in groups.
What is this points thing?
The contest is modeled after the original March Madness which is the college basketball tournament where 65 teams go at each other until there is one winner. Think Hoosiers. The software we use is for college basketball (and other sports events) and those are points driven.
The “points” for the dabwaha are represented by poll numbers. I.e., how many votes the book gets in the polls we run. When entering a tiebreaker, you need to enter the total number of reader nominations sent in for the final slot. Put this in the comment box. The tiebreaker is just in case there is a tie (or more) for winning bracket entries.
What’s the deadline for making my selections?
March 18, 2012 at 11:59 am EST
Help! I registered, made my picks, got my tourney brackets sent to me but I CANNOT LOG IT!! I am using the email addy my tourney picks came to and every variation of my password and STILL NO LUCK. Can someone help this poor dummy?
@Desiree Holt – what do you mean by “cannot log it”?
I was never sent my picks and when I find my name, nothing is entered….grrr
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The form is not showing up for me. What should I do?
@Audra – the bracket will be posted on Sunday. Up until then you can only register.
I entered my email wrong….it is supposed to be tigger_time2 at yahoo dot com. Forgot the 2…sorry! :/
Darn . . .waited too long.
@Mandy Glover – nope, you have until tomorrow noon. We had a temporary glitch.
Jane, I got the ‘too late’ message too. Is my bracket stored somewhere or should I give it another go?
@Julie – could you give it another go. I deployed a new pick sheet with a new deadline of Wednesday. I had mistaken which day (13 v. 14) was Wednesday.
Thanks so much! I’ll give it another shot!
Jane, my name has been added to the list of participants but my bracket is blank. Do I need to re-enter my picks?
@pjpuppymom – can you provide a link to your bracket?
Hello, I think I didn’t understand the part about the tiebracker:
“Enter the tiebreaker which is the total number of reader nominations sent in for the final slot. Put this in the comment box:”
I should enter the numbers of votes I think the finalist book will receive?
And I have to put it both in the Tie Break box (Round 6 column) and in the comment box?
Sorrry for the trouble, and thank you!
It is the total number of write in votes we received for the reader chosen finalists.
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ugh… so many computer troubles! I can’t tell if my picks were selected; is there a way to tell? I thought it went through but then when I came back it told me I needed to make more picks?
Jane, just a quick question. (btw, no difficulties signing up this year
) I’m looking at my picks and some show up red and others blue and others black. Would you clarify them just for my piece of mind. Thanks.
M.
Red means wrong choices. Blue is accurate. Black are guesses for match ups not yet determined.
Is this contest limited to residents of the USA?
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I click New and nothing happens, can’t enter my own nickname just the list of others comes up
@OCDrocks When you click on “New”, a little popup shows up that says “Please Enter Player Nickname”
Sorry, but I really don’t understand the tiebreaker number. An I pick any number?
@Atiba – the tie breaker is the number of reader nominations that we received prior to the start of the tournament.
Help! Trying to submit picks & keeping getting error message that I must enter a selection for every game but I HAVE! What do I do?
How do we find that out Jane?
(reader nominations) I took a wild guess
@Carribean Accent – you are supposed to guess. That’s why it’s the tie breaker. Person who guesses the closest wins (if there is a tie and there never has been).
@Shelly – I hate to say this, but you must be missing one. A lot of people miss the very last match because the two books are stacked on top of each other. You need to pick one last time to get a champion.
I did my bracket Monday and I still haven’t shown up on the report what shoudlld I do?
Oh wait I’m on the scoreboard but I didn’t receive an email with my picks or anything am I suppose
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@bethanie – what is the nickname you entered?
I didn’t receive a confirmation email with my picks.
@bethanie – There was a place near the submit button to get your picks sent to you.
I think I might have missed that is it ok if I didn’t click that?
@bethanie – yes, it is fine.
I feel stupid. I went through all the comments but still don’t get it – what am I supposed to put for the tiebreaker? Do I just make up a random number and put it in there? Confused!
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